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David Caldwell
Experience
Data Scientist
Judicial Council of California
San Francisco, CA
present - 2023
Doctoral Researcher
Centre for Institutions & Political Behaviour
Durham University
2023 - 2017
- Developing longitudinal and quasi-experimental research designs
- Constructing and summarizing Bayesian multilevel models
- Presenting complex data analyses and visualizations to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Research Assistant
Centre for Institutions & Political Behaviour
Durham University
2023 - 2019
- Writing software to efficiently clean and analyze decades of cross-national survey data
- Developing innovative statistical measures of social outcomes
- Consulting on data wrangling, analysis, and visualization
Teaching Associate
School of Government & International Affairs
Durham University
2021 - 2018
- Designing and teaching classes on probability and statistics, research design, and comparative politics
- Using statistical software and data visualization tools to instruct clients at a variety of skill levels
- Evaluating performance and delivering constructive feedback
Education
PhD, Political Science
Durham University
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2023
15 ECTS Credits, Advanced Survey Data Analysis and Survey Experiments
University of Essex
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2018
MA, Politics and International Relations
Durham University
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2016
BA (Hons), International Relations and Politics
De Montfort University
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2015
Service
Global Citizenship Programme
Ustinov College
Durham University
2021 - 2019
- Organizing events with hundreds of attendendees
- Chairing panel discussions and Q&A sessions
- Leading cross-functional teams from diverse backgrounds
Postgraduate Research Representative
School of Government & International Affairs
Durham University
2020 - 2019
- Sitting on the Board of Studies and Student-Staff Consultative Committee
- Consulting on the implementation of reforms to graduate student progression reviews
- Liaising with faculty, staff, and other student leaders in the department
PhD Association President
School of Government & International Affairs
Durham University
2019
- Leading the executive committee
- Delegating responsibilities among cross-functional teams
- Organizing weekly research seminars and professional development workshops
Writing
Long-Run Trends in Political Polarization of Climate Attitudes Across Countries
Working paper with Gidon Cohen and Nick Vivyan
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2023
Polarisation and Cultural Realignment in Britain, 2014-2019
Doctoral thesis, Durham University
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2023
Are Claims Surrounding Partisan Motivated Reasoning Exaggerated? The Effect of Conservative Partisanship on European Integration Attitudes During the Brexit Period
Working paper
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2023
Open source contributions
polaRized: An R Package for Estimating Political Attitude Polarization in Complex Survey Data
Available on GitHub
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